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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 20th Edition for Smartphone

Posted on 23-Aug-2005 22:25 | Filed under: Software


Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 20th Edition for Smartphone
For more than 65 years, Taber's has provided students and practitioners with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients. This new software is a Windows Mobile Smartphone version containing:

  • 56,000 definitions – with 2,400 brand new to the 20th edition
  • More than 6,000 revised terms
  • 700 superior illustrations – with more than 500 in full color
  • 100 more Patient Care sections
  • Cautions statements added to almost 350 terms – bold and in a second color
  • New and revised appendices, including Nutrition, Complementary Medicine, and Health Professions which explains the roles of the health care team members
  • Improved placement of multi-word entries (for example, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease and Irritable bowel syndrome are now listed in natural word order)
  • Almost 30,000 pronunciations of new and current terms
  • More colorful interior design
  • Easier to understand definitions

    New and revised terms in Taber’s 20th Edition give your students the answers at their fingertips, such as:
  • Cephalostat
  • Andropause
  • Film speed
  • Pulmonary interstitial emphysema
  • Magnetic resonance angiography

    Complementary and alternative medicine definitions keep your students at the forefront of care:
  • Stress management
  • Flaxseed oil
  • Glucosamine

    Patient Care Statements offer clinically pertinent information on such conditions as:
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Fracture
  • Myasthenia gravis

    New and revised illustrations and tables complement the text and strengthen students’ understanding of the terms:
  • Cheyne-Stokes respiration
  • Prostate cancer
  • Paranasal sinus
  • Important Considerations in Palliative Care